Toby Stephens reveals excitement at second series of Vexed

Actor Toby Stephens has revealed that he is ‘thrilled’ to see the detective comedy-drama Vexed return to screens for a second series.

Toby Stephens and Miranda Raison are mismatched partners as Vexed returns for a second series (Picture: BBC)

The Downton Abbey star returns to the show, which begins on BBC2 tonight, as DI Jack Armstrong, with sparks set to fly when he is paired with new crime-fighting partner Georgina – played by Spooks Miranda Raison.

‘I was really thrilled to come back because I had an enormous amount of fun making the first series,’ Stephens said.

‘I’m not done with this and I’m certainly not done with Jack. For me it was great to get more of a crack at it because I felt there was much more to be got out of him.

‘I really hope that we get another series,’ he added, ‘because I just think that it’s a great format.’

The series originally featured Stephens alongside actress Lucy Punch (Picture: BBC)

And Stephens also said that he had high hopes that Raison – replacing previous leading lady Lucy Punch, who appeared in the first three-part series of the show in 2010 – would prove popular with viewers.

‘We went through a lot of people before we decided on Miranda. We really got lucky with her,’ he revealed.

“I think what’s great about Miranda’s character is that both her and Jack on their own are useless, but together they actually make kind of a good team.

‘She starts taking on some of Jack’s attitude, and he starts taking on some of her. They are constantly surprising one another.’